How I run a 5km parkrun quicker | 7 tips for ANYONE

You should all watch this because when I'm in charge its Parkrun Passports and mandated 5k's for everyone 🤣 No anti-healthers here please 😂

Love how inclusive you are - "always remember, no matter what your 5k time is, you're doing more than the average person who can't even run a bath"

Ran my first 5k last Saturday, it took me 54:39 lol I'm proud of myself for even finishing and next time I'm going to try to lower that! And to hear you say anyone running 5k is crushing it, feels good. Because you're damn right! Edit: finished my second 5k in 41:02!!!!

I am 71 and have completed my 6th week of Parkruns. First one 43:46 Sixth one, Yesterday, 37:19. So far only trained on my own the best I know how. After watching video I will take some good tips and train with some kind of order. I set myself small goals always, and my new goal is to finish in 36 minutes or less for now..I will periodically keep you posted, but for now, I am having a blast! Thank you.

I wondered why your strides looked shorter and more relaxed than mine at the same pace. Didn't realise you were bloody 6'6"

Here's a summary: 6:00 Warm-up 9:58 Run Further 12:14 Know Your Pace 14:41 Use Others 17:25 Don't Be Too Heavy 18:52 Food And Water 20:20 Run With Your Head Good tips all. I wish Parkrun had been around fifty years ago when I was fit from playing footy. Still, I take comfort from knowing that most 70-year-olds aren't able to run 5km, let alone able to do it in 27 minutes. At our club here in Oz, a bloke my age is running around 22 minutes. Bastard.

As a sub 15min park runner I'd say... 1. Run enough so that jogs become easy, and vary the terrain and inclines. 2. Run intervals at a variety of paces. 3. Warm up and cool down. 4. Strength training. 5. Super shoes! 6. Hold back a tad at the start and come home strong.

I started ParkRuns a few months ago, aged 58, largely inspired by this channel. My immediate goal is to break 25:00 - got pretty close this morning! Two years ago I had surgery on the old ticker, so feeling very blessed to be able to run again. Thanks for the inspirational content Mark! 👍

Thank you so much for this advice. I am a 50year old female that started running at age 38 and the best 5k I ever did was 33mins. I have always been trying to go under 30mins. You give me motivation. I need to loose about 15lbs. Really hard being pre menopause but not giving up. Thank you!

Not seen a video from you before. Had me in tears of laughter. Excellent advice. Current 5k PB of 21:09. 51 years old now. Want to do sub 20 this year. I feel inspired. Will rewatch this and make sure I've absorbed everything. Subscribed.

Really good video mate. I started Parkrun with my mum in 2016 and couldn't even finish under 50 minutes or keep up with her. Last week I got a new PB of 20.13 as a 17-year-old. Love your videos, Mark, keep it up!

This was my first time ever hearing about Parkruns and I signed up before the end of the video. Today is a Saturday and it's 7:36. I'm going on my first Parkrun today at 9. Thank you sooo much!

36 year old with a growing waistline here. Your video inspired me to get up on Saturday and run my first parkrun in 2 and half years. I was fortunate to bump into a friend who was also running. He said he normally ran a 31min parkrun and that was comforting because I was aiming for anywhere between 30-35min. So I let him set the pace and despite about 25s of walking due to a heartburn stitch at 2.6km, I finished the race with a sprint finish for 31.08. thanks for the motivation. Enjoying your humour and attitude.

Great video!

Just discovered your channel Mark, really enjoy the honest commentary and the way you edit the videos. Currently at the start of a 5k a day running challenge for 2022. Day 40 today and averaging about 6.8km per day at around 4:30 pace.

Loving your videos. Only found them the other day. Great to hear someone be so honest about their fitness journey. No short cuts, no 30 day abs shit just sensible advice and delivered in a humorous way.

You are a great story teller and a hell of a runner! Thanks for sharing and making the video so much fun to watch!

Love this! I am 6'2 and 100kg, been running on and off for a couple of years (between 5-10km a time) making an effort to get more into it and get into better shape. Really enjoy your mentality and your sense if humour. Great vid

I agree fully Mark, parkrun has been the biggest influence on me, I hated running in the past before I discovered parkrun. It’s a fantastic event. Helps so much to run with others, the event of it, and also the added motivation to see how many people you can overtake. Great video

I just randomly stumbled over your video. I love your honest, straight talk and humor. Great inspiration too. I'm 55 now. Ran a few Marathons 20 years ago and then got fat and lazy. Getting back in shape now and am rediscovering my joy running and experiencing noticeable improvement. Thanks man.